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Jan M. Nicholson

Researcher at La Trobe University

Publications -  264
Citations -  8846

Jan M. Nicholson is an academic researcher from La Trobe University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Longitudinal study. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 238 publications receiving 7281 citations. Previous affiliations of Jan M. Nicholson include Deakin University & Royal Children's Hospital.

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Preschooler Obesity and Parenting Styles of Mothers and Fathers: Australian National Population Study

TL;DR: This article is the first, to the authors' knowledge, to examine the parenting of both parents in relation to preschoolers' BMI status while also adjusting for parental BMI status.
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Specific language impairment: a convenient label for whom?

TL;DR: It is argued there is no empirical evidence to support the continued use of the term SLI and limited evidence that it has provided any real benefits for children and their families, and an international consensus panel is proposed to develop an agreed definition and set of criteria for language impairment.
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The NOURISH randomised control trial: positive feeding practices and food preferences in early childhood - a primary prevention program for childhood obesity

TL;DR: The NOURISH trial aims to implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to promote early feeding practices that will foster healthy food preferences and intake and preserve the innate capacity to self-regulate food intake in young children.
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Which presenteeism measures are more sensitive to depression and anxiety

TL;DR: A prospective single-group study in ten call centres examined the association of presenteeism (presenteeism days, inefficiency days, Work Limitations Questionnaire, Stanford Presenteeism Scale) with Patient Health Questionnaire depression and anxiety syndromes as mentioned in this paper.
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Outcomes of an Early Feeding Practices Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity

TL;DR: Evaluation of NOURISH data at child age 2 years found that anticipatory guidance on complementary feeding, tailored to developmental stage, increased use by first-time mothers of “protective” feeding practices that potentially support the development of healthy eating and growth patterns in young children.